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photograph of current display in the Grand Vestibule
Grand Vestibule: The British Monarchy and the World

The Grand Vestibule at Windsor Castle reflects interaction between the monarchy and the wider world

INDIAN

Dagger (peshkabs) and scabbard

RCIN 62465

This dagger is a peshkabs, a type of blade originating in Iran whose use later spread to Afghanistan and India. The narrow pointed blade is designed to penetrate chain mail. 

In the collection of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.

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